Quran
First Surah in the Quran
What is Surat al Fatiha?
Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, “Whoever does not recite ‘Surah Al-Fatiha’ in his (her) Salat, his Salat is invalid.”
The Last Messenger of Allah
What is Prophet Muhammad?
مَا کَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ اَبَاۤ اَحَدٍ مِّنۡ رِّجَالِکُمۡ وَ لٰکِنۡ رَّسُوۡلَ اللّٰہِ وَ خَاتَمَ النَّبِیّٖنَ ؕ وَ کَانَ اللّٰہُ بِکُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عَلِیۡمًا
Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets; and Allah has full knowledge of all things. 33:41
Place Prophet Muhammad ﷺ born
What is Mecca?
Two main sources of Islamic teachings and law
What is Quran and Hadith
Allah took Prophet Muhammad for a journey by night from Masjid al Haram to that place before ascending to the heavens
(Isra and Miraj)
What is Masjid AlAqsa?
سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِۦ لَيْلًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْأَقْصَا ٱلَّذِى بَـٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهُۥ لِنُرِيَهُۥ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ ١
Glory be to the One Who took His servant ˹Muḥammad˺ by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose surroundings We have blessed, so that We may show him some of Our signs.1 Indeed, He2 alone is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
Greatest Miracle given to Prophet Muhammad
What is the Quran?
Quran to be the greatest miracle of the Prophet Muhammad Unlike other prophets whose miracles were only witnessed during their lifetimes, the Quran is considered a miracle that will last forever
قُل لَّئِنِ ٱجْتَمَعَتِ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِۦ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍۢ ظَهِيرًۭا ٨٨
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If ˹all˺ humans and jinn were to come together to produce the equivalent of this Quran, they could not produce its equal, no matter how they supported each other.”
Prophet mentioned as being able to interpret dreams
What is Yusuf alyhi asalam
يُوسُفُ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ أَفْتِنَا فِى سَبْعِ بَقَرَٰتٍۢ سِمَانٍۢ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌۭ وَسَبْعِ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍۢ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍۢ لَّعَلِّىٓ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ٤٦
˹He said,˺ “Joseph, O man of truth! Interpret for us ˹the dream of˺ seven fat cows eaten up by seven skinny ones; and seven green ears of grain and ˹seven˺ others dry, so that I may return to the people and let them know.”
First women to enter Islam
Khadija ra, Prophet Muhammads ﷺ wife
'A'isha reported:
Never did I feel jealous of any woman as I was jealous of Khadija. She had died three years before he (the Holy Prophet) married me. I often heard him praise her, and his lord, the Exalted and Glorious, had commanded him to give her the glad tidings of a palace of jewels in Paradise: and whenever he slaughtered a sheep he presented (its meat) to her female companions.
4 Khulafa Rashideen (first four caliphs rightly guided leaders)
Who is Abu Bakr, Umar bin Al Khattab al Farooq, Uthman bin Afan and Ali radi Allah anhom
First Islamic ruler to open AlQuds
Who is Umar bin alkhattab ra?
Referred to as Rooh al Ameen in the Quran
Who is Jibreel Alyhi assalam (Angel Gabriel)?
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ١٩٢
This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all worlds,
نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ ١٩٣
which the trustworthy spirit ˹Gabriel˺ brought down
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful
Allah ordered him to build an ark
Who is Nuh alyhi assalam (Noah)
وَٱصْنَعِ ٱلْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا وَلَا تُخَـٰطِبْنِى فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُم مُّغْرَقُونَ ٣٧
And build the Ark under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes and directions, and do not plead with Me for those who have done wrong, for they will surely be drowned.”
Who is Bilal bin Rabbah
Bilal too served as slave to a lady close to Umayyah ibn Khalaf, an arch enemy of Islam.
When Umayyah heard about Bilal converting to Islam, he tortured him and forced him to relinquish the new faith. But filled with love of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and Islam, Bilal remained steadfast in his faith despite extreme torture and kept saying “Ahad, Ahad.” (Allah is One, Allah is One).
When the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) learned about his tribulation, he sent Abu Bakr, who bought him from the oppressor and freed him.
When Imam Ali (ra) brought a jew to court accusing him of stealing his armour, who did the Judge (Qadi) rule in favor of?
What is jew?
One day, Ali bin Abi Talib (r.a), the Fourth Caliph, lost his shield and found his missing shield with a Jew. Ali immediately took him to Shureih, the judge. Ali (r.a) claimed: "This is my shield which I never sold or gave to anybody."
The judge asked the Christian: "What do you say about the Caliph's claim?
The man answered: "This is my shield and the Caliph is lying." The judge addressed Ali (r.a): "O Caliph, do you have proof of ownership?"
Ali (r.a) smiled and said: "Shureih is right, I have no proof."
The judge then gave his verdict in favour of the Christian who walked away with the shield. He had only taken a few steps when he turned back to Ali (r.a) and said: "I declare that such are the rulings of Prophets! The Caliph sues me in the court of his court of his judge who gives his verdict against him! I hereby declare that there is no God but Allah, and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger. The shield is yours, Caliph. I followed the army after the battle of Seffein and the shield dropped from your camel."
Ali (r.a) then answered: "Now, that you have embraced Islam, the shield is yours."
This is narrated in Ibn Katheer (vol 8 pp 4, 5)
the expulsion of Palestinians from West Bank, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza during the 1967 war. Marks the beginning of Israel's illegal military occupation of these territories
What is Naksa
Surahs that are named after animals and insects (6)
What is Surah AlBaqarah(cow), AlAnam (cattle), alnahl (ants), AnNahl (bee), Alankabut (spider), Alfeel (elephant)
Prophets name given by Allah swt
Who is Yahya
يَـٰزَكَرِيَّآ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَـٰمٍ ٱسْمُهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّۭا ٧
The angels announced,˺ “O Zachariah! Indeed, We give you the good news of ˹the birth of˺ a son, whose name will be John—a name We have not given to anyone before.”
Muhammad ﷺ known in his society as two characteristics
Who is Al-Saadiq (The truthful) and Al Ameen (the trustworthy)
Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِۦ وَسَلَّمَ wrote a letter to the Christian King Hercules, inviting him to Islam. At that time, some traders from Mecca were present in his kingdom, including Abu Sufyan, who had not accepted Islam by that point in time. Hercules called Abu Sufyan. Abu Sufyan met the Christian King Hercules. Hercules asked him, have you ever heard Muhammad speaking a lie before his claim of Prophethood? Abu Sufyan instantly responded, “No, he always speaks the truth.” Hercules then said that if a person never lies in his personal life, how can he speak lies about Allah; he is undoubtedly the Prophet.
Caliph compiled the Quran in a single book
Abu Bakr ra
During the riddah wars, many of the companions who had memorized the Quran were killed, Abu Bakr consulted senior companions about compiling the Quran in a single book.
This agreement promised Zionist a homeland in Palestine by the British in 1917 during the First World War
What is Balfour declaration?
Surah revealed to the Prophet at a time when his son passed away
Angel of Death took his soul in the fourth heaven (prophet died in the heavens)
Who is Prophet Idris alyhi assalam
Peace Agreement made between the Prophet Muhammad and Quraysh leaders in 628
Muslims were denied entry to perform Umrah, pact agreement was made after negotiations with Quraysh
What is treaty of Hudaibiyah?
1. The cessation of hostilities between the two parties for a period of ten years.
2. The return of any Qurayshi who embraced Islam to the Muslims without objection from the Quraysh.
3. The Muslims would not return any Qurayshi who sought refuge with them.
4. Tribes were given the choice to enter Mecca with either the Muslims or the Quraysh. Banu Khuza’ah entered with the Muslims, while Banu Bakr entered with the Quraysh.
5. The Muslims would postpone their Umrah to the following year, under the conditions that:
They would enter Mecca for Umrah unarmed, except for sheathed swords.
They would enter after the Quraysh had vacated Mecca.
They would not stay in Mecca for more than three days.
military commander led the conquest of Spain in 711 AD (AlAndalus)
Who is Tariq bin Ziyad
mujahid from Syria fought colonial occupation in Palestine and Syria
Who is Izz ad-Din al-Qassam